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Dalaran Spotlight: Wrath and Legion Player Hub
Publié
24/08/2015 à 13:51
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Over the weekend, Senior Designer Jeremy Feasel asked players what sorts of quirky details they'd like to see in Dalaran 2.0 coming in
Legion
.
There were some great replies, and this also sent us down a nostalgia trip to
Dalaran
in Wrath of the Lich King. Here's some of the details in Dalaran 1.0 that made it stand out as a capital city in Wrath of the Lich King. What sort of fun stuff or throwback Wrath references would you like to see in Legion's version of Dalaran?
Dalaran is a magocratic city-state and was once located within the Alterac Mountains in the Eastern Kingdoms. Now, the city, including the Violet Citadel, resides above the Crystalsong Forest in Northrend. The top part of the city is sparkling and airy, while the sewers underground show the darker side of magic addiction and luxury. The city is neutral, with enclaves for both the Alliance and Horde.
Food
Dalaran's food vendors are unique in that they sell food platters and bottles of alcohol that come with visuals and 3D models. Your food looks as delicious as it tastes.
Aimée
was the first dessert vendor in the game, selling delicacies like
Petit four onctueux au chocolat
. She is the only vendor who sells
Spéculoos de Sombrelune
,
Brownie de Dalaran
, and
Beignet de Dalaran
--mail some to a friend to brighten their day in-game. You can also place
Délicieux gâteau
,
Gâteau d'anniversaire au chocolat
, and
Grande tarte aux baies
on a table to celebrate a special occassion with a group.
Pommerameau
sells healthier snacks. Fittingly
Pommerameau
the fruit vendor is a resto druid in Treeform. In addition to selling fruits from across Azeroth, such as
Pomme rouge rutilante
and
Pomme dorette
, he sells the unique
Jus de pomme frais
and
Bol de pommes de Dalaran
.
Christi Stockton
sells a variety of fancy wine bottles and casks your raid can enjoy. The
Fût de Dalaran rouge grand cru
, for , even takes a year to fully mature--for a one-time use
Fût de Dalaran rouge épanoui
which serves
Verre de Dalaran rouge épanoui
.
Bouteille de Dalaran blanc
and
Bouteille de Dalaran rouge
are the cheapest bottles that serve 5 players, and
Bouteille de Dalaran rouge grand cru
is for snobby collectors, which turns into
Bouteille de Dalaran rouge épanoui
. There are also casks:
Fût de Dalaran blanc
and
Fût de Dalaran rouge
. Some players in the past have been puzzled why the alcohol is a one-time use for the price and aging process--but that's the nature of wine cellars.
Lucian Trias
, relative of
Elling Trias
, sells
Pain frais de Dalaran
,
Meule d'emmental de Dalaran
,
Meule de vieux dalaran piquant
which can feed your party.
Gear
Dalaran vendors offer many common-quality "RP" items, in addition to the essentials, which add some personality to their shops.
Hat vendor
Chameli Banaphash
sells mystical-themed apparel:
Chapeau pourpre
and
Turban violet
.
Karandonna
, a tribute to the fashion designer
Donna Karan
, sells 16 unique shirts. The most expensive shirt is
Chemise brodée
for , which resembles the fancy Worgen blouse/tuxedo. She also sells
Filigreed Shirts
,
Martial Shirts
, and
Filigreed Doublet
. All of these shirts are slightly different prices, with Black shirts being the most expensive for a certain style, and Amber shirts the cheapest.
Dalaran is the place to get expensive wine casks, so it's fitting
Christi Stockton
sells the offhands
Verre de vin
and
Verre de vin rouge
.
Dalaran comes with its own set of purple/gold weapons, which don't have any practical purpose--but they look stylish. Back in the day, players could buy these weapons to raise their weapon skill for
Maître d'armes
. Our favorites are
Marteau de Dalaran
,
Estramaçon de Dalaran
and
Hache de Dalaran
--check out the full list
here
.
Angélique Bouteleur
in the First Aid building sells the shirts
Pansement
and
Pansement imprégné d'antiseptique
, as well as
Robe d'infirmière de Dalaran
and
Potion de soins en intraveineuse
to add more verisimilitude to your healing.
Professions
Profession buildings in Dalaran went all-out in conveying the flavor of each skill. The Alchemy building is a bubbling vial, the Herbalism building is a greenhouse, the Jewelcrafting building is a jewelry store studded with gems, the Blacksmithing building is attached to a Forge.
NPCs in profession buildings train players and sell various recipes, but tailors had an additional perk.
Charles Worth
teaches the
Cape de Froidemort
recipe to tailors who have completed
Maître des traditions du Norfendre
, and
Cape aérienne
for
Maître des donjons du Norfendre
.
The Dalaran fountain is a popular place for Anglers. In addition to
Poisson rouge de la fontaine
, many famous NPCs have thrown coins in over the years, and your job is to fish them out! Check out the criteria on
Une pièce de cuivre contre vos pensées
,
Une fontaine en or
, and
L'argent coule à flots
to see who all has coins--some of the neat ones are
Pièce d'argent du roi Terenas Menethil
,
Pièce d'argent de Khadgar
,
Pièce d'or de Sylvanas Coursevent
, and
Pièce d'or de Kel'Thuzad
. Collecting all the coins awards
Sceau de Dalaran en titane
, which can be flipped for heads or tails emotes.
Players can also fish up unique items in Dalaran. The Sewers has
Rat d'égout géant
,
Carpe des égouts
, and
Mange-magie
which either grants a Well Fed buff or a
Magie sauvage
buff which transforms you into a basilisk, whelp, locust, or wisp. In contrast, the area outside the Violet Hold Prison has
Anguille glissante
,
Vairon chatoyant
,
Surin de prisonnier ensanglanté
,
Bouteille de tord-boyaux de prisonnier à moitié vide
,
Bouteille de tord-boyaux de prisonnier à moitié pleine
, and
Clé de prison rouillée
which unlocks
Cantine rouillée du prisonnier
that can contain BoEs like
Manifeste de la prison
.
Players who amassed 0
Récompense de l’épicurien
could purchase a
Chef's Hat
which sped up Cooking. The Cooking Daily rewarded
Petit sac d'épices
, which could contain the fun items
Épice de bébé
and
Petit sac d'épices
. You can also spend
Récompense de l’épicurien
on the fun recipes
Recette : Petit festin
,
Recette : Bouchées de bestiole
, and
Recette : En-cas du pisteur
in Dalaran.
Kungaloosh
, first seen in the quest
Le test de dégustation
, is yours to craft if you speak to
Mage échoué
in the Sewers--the recipe is tattooed on his arm.
Kungaloosh
is a drink from the Adventurer's Club in Disney.
Mounts
Mei Francis
sells basic Gryphon/Wyvern mounts, as well as some unique mammoths. This led to mammoth trains in Dalaran during Wrath where people would mount up and slowly walk around Dalaran in a line on their huge mounts.
Coursier du vent bleu cuirassé
and
Griffon neigeux cuirassé
are unique variants on Horde and Alliance mounts.
Rênes de mammouth laineux
for
Rênes de mammouth de voyage de la toundra
for , awards
Mammouth de voyage de la toundra
. This is a three-seater mount with two vendors for reagents, repairs, food, and
Robe draenique en soie
.
Rênes d'ours brun cuirassé
for is a recolor of
Rênes d'ours de guerre noir
.
Gain reputation with
Kirin Tor
to reduce the cost of these mounts.
Monuments/Places of Interest
While Dalaran is a capital city with expected utilities like portals, banks, gear vendors, and Auction Houses, it was laid out in such a way to make the player feel that they were visiting a series of small luxury boutiques interspersed with monuments and decorations. Even if you didn't need to visit a particular shop, it was fun to wander in and explore because of the flavor items the NPCs would sell or the funny decorations on the walls.
The Justice Point gear in Dalaran was split up among many vendors, themed around boutique shops with different themes. For example, the fashion shop sold cloth epics, fancy shirts, hats, and epic boots. Useful gear was mixed in with flavor items to add to the personality of the city.
Dalaran has numerous fun shops--a Toyshop, Wine and Cheese Shop, and occult, in addition to the elaborate profession and armor shops.
The Sisters Sorcerous is a magical shop for Mages with a darker side.
Endora Têtalingue
sells limited supplies of
Livre consumé par la magie
and
Ancien tome de portail : Dalaran
. There's also a black cat called
Lapoisse
asleep in the corner.
Up at the top of Dalaran is the Purple Parlor, a bar with a great view of the city.
The Alliance Inn comes with a relaxing brewgarden in the back.
At the center of Dalaran is a monument celebrating the fall of the Lich King. This appeared when the first raid on the server defeated Arthas in Icecrown Citadel, and players can click on the inscription to relive the final cinematic.
When players defeat Algalon, one player can turn in the
Code-réponse Alpha
which triggers an event in Dalaran where Rhonin praises the player. In Wrath this was a special occurrence, but since Algalon can easily be killed, Rhonin can be overly chatty and noisy.
Archmage Antonidas memorial--Antonidas was the previous leader of the Kirin Tor, killed by Arthas. The inscription on the monument is by Jaina Proudmoore.
Pets
Expert battle-pet site
WarcraftPets
founder Breanni runs the Dalaran pet shop, which features adorable pet cages and aquariums. Breanni sells a few unique pets as well,
Serpent albinos
,
Jeune raptor d'obsidienne
,
Panier à chat (calico)
, and mails players achievement pets like
Schlingo
.
Crâne fantomatique
, a tribute to Community Manager
Zarhym
, is sold by
Darahir
in the Sewers.
Lumière de Nethaera
, a tribute to Community Manager
Nethaera
, can spawn anywhere in Dalaran.
Rob-fusée mécanique bleu
and
Clé de contact du robo-baston
are sold at the Dalaran Toyshop.
Familier du Kirin Tor
is awarded upon completing
Lectures studieuses
.
Sewers
Most of Dalaran is sparkling and airy, but the Sewers offer a contrast--it's where the Rogues and Warlocks hang out. Dalaran's Underbelly may even be near the Rogue Class Hall in Legion.
There are several entries down to the sewers from the main city, as well as a one-way wishing well players can jump down and a gigatic sewer pipe they can fly up in.
The center of the sewers is set up for PvP, with vendors selling Wrath gear. In Legion, this area may inspire a free-for-all PvP event.
Élixir des Entrailles
is scattered around the Sewers and will either turn you into a flying wasp, a Hungry Tuskarr with a +50 fishing buff, or warp your vision so everyone in Dalaran appears to be a human mage wearing
Netherwind Regalia
.
Segacedi
, a reference to
Sewer Shark
, swims underneath the Rogue and Warlock vendors.
Rat d'égout de Dalaran
and the 4
Tortue d'égout de Dalaran
are a reference to
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
.
Toys
The Dalaran Toyshop, run by
Jepetto Mizanjoie
, is a quirky store filled with all sorts of toys long before the Toy Box became a thing. In later expansions, similar toyshops have sprung up in other cities but this one was the first. Highlights include:
Train miniature
and
Dérailleur à ressort
--get everyone to do the /train emote, or end the fun.
Purchase Winter Veil items like
Commande du Cogn'Baff de course bleu
,
Carabine à air comprimé du cavalier rouge
,
Carabine à air comprimé du cavalier rouge
,
Ballon ovale
,
Ballon rond
Ragdoll toys:
Petite poupée de chiffon verte
,
Petite poupée de chiffon bleue
Items to refuel your
Clé de contact du robo-baston
:
Carburant de combat bleu
and
Carburant de combat rouge
.
Fun toys that never made it into the Toy Box, like
Kit de zeppelin en papier
and
Gorille mécanobroyeur de poche
.
Secret Areas
There are a few secret areas in Dalaran you can unlock!
Archmage Vargoth's Retreat can be accessed upon completing
Lectures studieuses
. This is a fun, but time-consuming achievement, in which you need to track down eight correct books in Dalaran, ignoring duds like
Les portails ne sont PAS des poubelles !
.
Les écoles de magie des Arcanes - Maîtrise
will teleport you to a secret lavish room atop the Violet Citadel. For more details, check out the
Higher Learning Guide
].
Engineers can access a closed sewer underneath Dalaran via
Générateur de tunnel spatiotemporel : Norfendre
--the "Underground..." option has a low chance to appear. Here you'll find
Kaye Toogie
, who is the only vendor that sells
Schéma : Petit dragon en arcanite
, plus she only sells one on a limited respawn. You could be waiting down here a while to get the goods you want--fortunately there's no easy way out, just via your Hearthstone.
Notable NPCs
Dalaran is filled with NPCs that come with tiny fun details or reference pop culture or community members:
Every night at 9 PST,
Cric Luisétincelle
lights all the lamps in Dalaran. He'll even sell you
Allumeur de Cric
so you can turn on any he's missed. His daughter, Kinnidy, apprentices under Jaina Proudmoore in
Tides of War
.
She dies in Theramore, and in rememberance,
Cric Luisétincelle
lights the Dalaran lamps with an image of Kinnidy.
/dance with
Ninsianna
and she'll dance back with you and say "Not bad, though some additional schooling wouldn't hurt! Here, watch my hips... like so!"
Dorfus Alphamage
: This is the lone Dwarf Mage in Dalaran--dwarves were only added as an option in Cataclysm.
Sit next to
Sheddle Cireluisante
and he'll shine your shoes--they really sparkle and you even get the
Chaussures brillantes
buff.
Minigob Manafrappe
wanders around Dalaran sheeping unsuspecting targets (
Manafrappé !
). He'll later send you
La Malice
in the mail so you can sheep your friends too.
Relatives of Cory Stockton can be seen in Dalaran (
Christi Stockton
).
Christi Stockton
's wine shop sells items like
Fût de Dalaran rouge grand cru
also fits in well with his interest in fine drinks, documented on Twitter.
Olibith has made a series of
popular machinimas
including the Never Stay Tuned series, featuring a troll chef who likes to cook gnomes. This troll model shows up as the Horde cooking trainer in Dalaran,
Awilo Lon'gomba
. His assistant,
Misensi
, shows up as a troll singer in
Never Stay Tuned 2
.
As mentioned above,
WarcraftPets
founder
Breanni
runs the Dalaran pet shop.
Grand seigneur de guerre Uro
: Uro was a Rank 14 Warrior in vanilla who contributed extensively to Warrior PvP discussions. His character in Dalaran is a High Warlord and is dressed in mismatching Fury Warrior gear, including pink
Bottes chromatiques
and purple
Gantelets d'annihilation
. His dialogue references the theorycrafting behind his outfit: "Only a fool would mock the appeance of my battle-garb! This raiment of well-worn steel is from an ancient place of learning!"
Aeris Primevère
: Tribute to
Aeris Gainsborough
the flower girl. The WoW NPC wears an outfit similar to her signature pink and red dress, and sells roses and wildflowers in Dalaran next to her flower cart.
Karandonna
, who sells expensive shirts, is named after the famous American fashion designer
Donna Karan
.
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